Nurse Practitioner – Master of Science in Nursing

The purpose of the MSN nurse practitioner specializations program is to prepare registered nurses with bachelor’s degrees
for advanced nursing roles. The program offers two clinical specialization tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner, and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.
The technology–enhanced program is full-time allowing students to engage in professional nursing practice and graduate studies

Program Overview

The Nurse Practitioner specialization is a two and a half year MSN program completed in eight continuous semesters.
The part-time program allows students to engage in professional nursing practice and graduate studies. Nurse practitioner
students will complete a minimum of 500 hours of clinical instruction in the FNP or AGACNP specialization tracks.
Classes are offered on campus one day a week to fit the busy schedules of working registered nurses.
Cohorts for the MSN program begin every fall semester. If you are interested in our Post-Baccalaureate DNP program,
you can complete that within four years. The MSN and Post-Baccalaureate DNP program have the same course plan for the first year.
Barry University also offers a Post Baccalaureate DNP program for nurse practitioners. You can consider moving to the
Post Baccalaureate DNP after the first year of courses or chose to complete a Post Master’s DNP after your graduation and certification.

Becoming a Nurse Practitioner

When you graduate, you will have the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to engage as an exceptional nurse practitioner. You will graduate with the ability to:

Operationalize quality, cost effective nursing practice principles and function in a leadership role as an advocate for health care policy and health care delivery systems that are equitable, accessible and affordable for all populations across the lifespan.

Establish a caring partnership with patients and/or caregivers based on mutual trust. Collaborate with members of the health care team to resolve resistant patient care problems and to establish a safe, high quality health care environment.

Apply the best available evidence to provide culturally competent health care services to patients, families, and populations that focus on a framework of holistic illness treatment, as well as disease prevention, risk management, and health promotion.